{"id":4730,"date":"2018-02-20T12:49:20","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T17:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/bbc-worldwide-inks-first-ever-deal-chinese-telco\/"},"modified":"2018-02-20T12:50:50","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T17:50:50","slug":"bbc-worldwide-inks-its-first-ever-deal-with-a-chinese-telco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/bbc-worldwide-inks-its-first-ever-deal-with-a-chinese-telco\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC Worldwide Inks Its First-Ever Deal with a Chinese Telco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BBC Worldwide has signed a deal with China Mobile\u2019s MIGU Video at its annual Showcase event that will see more than 2,200 hours of BBC content from across factual, lifestyle and preschool become available to the video platform\u2019s subscribers.<\/p>\n<p>BBC Worldwide will provide the platform with programs available as AVOD and SVOD online, via mobile and on IPTV. MIGU Video subscribers will have access to BBC\u2019s programs covering preschool, documentaries, factual entertainment, history, music and arts, news and current affairs, natural history and science. Some of the programs sold include\u00a0<em>Blue Planet<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Planet Earth<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Hey Duggee!<\/em>,<em> Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Steve Jobs: Billion Dollar Hippy<\/em>,\u00a0<em>The Truth About Exercise<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Simon Reeve in Russia<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>U2: From the Sky Down<\/em>. The programs will be either subtitled or dubbed into Mandarin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are extremely pleased to be partnering with China Mobile\u2019s MIGU Video to be the first content partners to sign a direct deal for their video platform,\u201d said Kelvin Yau, the general manager for Greater China at BBC Worldwide. \u201cWe look forward to working with them to build viewership and loyalty for BBC\u2019s programs on the service. Late last year, we also signed an MoU with them to explore co-developing and co-producing content relating to the\u00a0Chinese and overseas markets and hope to further grow and strengthen our relationship with them, exploring even more synergies and opportunities to work together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wang Bin, the CEO of MIGU Video, added, \u201cChina is going through a time of tremendous growth and rapid market development. Everyone here is curious about popular cultures around the world. At the same time, they want to share their Chinese culture and values. We are very pleased that, with this strategic relationship with BBC Worldwide, we will be able to achieve mutually beneficial results. 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